INTRO TO COMPUTERS
Different types of computersBinary data
The computer system A computer system has three main
components Do you know what they are?
Types of computers Super Computers
More Types of computers Mainframes
Types of computers In 60s and 70s, most used mainframes In 70s and 80s most moved to PCs
Xerox Alto
1974
Altair 8800
1975
More types of Computers Notebooks
Types of computers PDA – Personal
Digital Assistants
Second component to the Computer System --Software
Almost all software is “task oriented software”
What are some examples?
Users use computers to process data Def: Data– Distinct pieces of information, usually
formatted in a special way
What do we mean by format? How do we manage and store data?
Binary Data What are some kinds of data that a
computer works with?
Binary Data Binary data is what HOW the
data is represented. Binary refers to 0s and 1s
Binary Data DEF: Binary is a number system where there
are only two unique digits: 0 and 1 Why we use binary?
Binary Data Where you’ve heard of it before?
Where it came from?
